Students looking to kick off the football season with a road trip may have the chance to hitch a ride on the Student Government bus trip.
SG President Cody Wells said SG is planning a bus trip for the season opener against the University of Oregon at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
Wells said SG will have around 250 tickets, but only 235 would be available to students, with the rest going to chaperones.
The total cost of the trip would be about $35,000, according to Wells.
“We have a sponsorship program,” he said. “We’re going to try to offset the costs so we don’t have to use student fees.”
SG is approaching sponsors from last year’s bus trip as well as seeking new supporters, Wells said.
“Hopefully we’ll have a much more improved sponsor list,” he said.
Wells said the price of the trip will not be finalized until SG receives an estimate on the rental cost of the charter buses and individual game ticket prices.
Students will have to pay individual fees, Wells said. Student costs will include game tickets, bus fare, lunch and a “goodie bag.”
Wells said current plans include five chartered buses that would leave early the morning of the game.
“We’d get there an hour before the game, watch the game, and the students would have about 45 minutes after the game to get back to the buses to drive home,” he said.
A record-setting 37,000 general public tickets are sold out, according to the LSU Athletic Department.
Kickoff is Sept. 3 at 7 p.m.
 
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